InternshipsCommunity-Based Distribution of Family Planning in Ethiopia and Uganda

Amanda carried out key informant interviews in Ethiopia and Uganda to identify current family planning priorities, reproductive health policies, and feasibility of community-based distribution of contraceptives. Research was specifically directed towards identifying support and constraints to CBD of injectable contraceptives, i.e. depot-medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA). Amanda met with 39 stakeholders, including officials from the Ministry of Health, program managers in the private and public sectors, representatives of nongovernmental organizations and community-based organizations, representatives of US government and multilateral programs, and others. Research identified the various factors that support or impede the expansion of community-based distribution programs for injectables in Ethiopia and Uganda, and current issues of availability (i.e. supply of DMPA), acceptability (i.e. political support for community-based distribution of DMPA), and accessibility (i.e. differential access to DMPA by subpopulations). Research also fostered understanding of the management strategies used in current CBD programs and how health-provider attitudes and practices affect access to and use of DMPA.

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